It’s been two years since Preston Lord was attacked, leaving a Queen Creek Halloween party. His death sparked a movement against teen violence and also brought to light the fear regarding a group, later classified as a hybrid criminal street gang, known as the “Gilbert Goons.”
As the trial date approaches for the remaining six defendants accused of Preston’s murder, some want their cases to be tried separately.
Counsel for Taylor Sherman, Talan Renner, Talyn Vigil, and Jacob Meisner are all filing motions to sever. At least one claiming multiple codefendants’ affiliation with the gang would have a “harmful rub-off effect.”…